Container.



J`. M. HOTHERSALL.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION men Juni r. |915` 1,236,437. PmnmdAug. 14,1917'. 'l

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l to 'adao'enta'n end thereof, the body of said UNITED STATES PATENTonirica.

JOHN HOTHERSALL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIG- 0R TO AMERICAN CANCOMPANY, UF NEW YGRK, N. Y., CORPORATION JERSEY.

CONTAINER.

'Speccatiou of Letters Iatent.

Patented. A iig. 141, 1917.

' Application iled June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32,489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lknown that I, ,JOHN M. Ho'iiiniisALL- a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in rooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Containerajof whichthe. following is a specification.

My invention relates in eneral to containers and has more 'artcu arreference to containers adapted or the packaging of powder or pulverizedmaterial, suchras talcum powder'and the like.

provision Vof such a container vmade without solder and havingaside-seam interlocked container, being so constructed that a bottomlcrimped thereupon and embracing the side seanibeneath the interlockingportion will not\permit leakage of the. contents.-

- A further object'of the invention is the provision of a non-leakingcontainer for pnlvei'ized materialsf wherein no bulky connection betweenthe side edges of the .body will be inclosed or l A. still furtherobject ofthe invention is ,the provision of acheap, durable and simplecontainer of pleasing appearance.

u' ivention will'be Aid erstood from parts shown are of the general formand configuration ofthe oval talcnm powder boxes commonly in use. Thebody 10 is formed of a sheet cut'to a suitable blank 13. My inh4 ventionrelates to the oriiiationof the container body and its connection with'the bot-l ton wall 12, and therefore only the lower portion of theblank 13 is shown. .At one' bottom corner this blank is notched at L1and is notched also at 15 at the other bottonicorner in a diilei'entform of notch. The notch 14 extends upwardly of the bottom edge a Aprincipal object of the invention is the above the notch. The notch 15is provided embraced with the seam `in the bottom.

Figure 1 is a container embodying my invention; V l

Fig. 2 is a partial View of a blank from which the body of saidcontaineris formed;

Fig. 3 shows the blank folded and ready for bending into the form of thebody;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the blank in the form shown in Fig. 3 andlooking from the top end of this blank;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the finished container; y I

Figi. 6 is a. perspective enlarged view show invt e formation of theseam; and

Awith an inwardly extending tongue 18 posi tioned midway its length, andthe adjacent longitudinal edge of the blank is folded back upon itselfon the dotted line :19. It is again folded on the dotted ,line 2O andinwardly on the dotted line 21 to form a pocket or recess 22, as seeniii Fig. 4, in which may be en aged the hook edge 17 of the other sideto orm the body. The dotted lines 20 and 21 extend upwardly from theside edges,V of the tongue 18 and this tongue is preferably ofsulicientlength to extend downwardly benea ,h the edges intox-locked through theengagement of the hook 17 in tongue 18 extends downwardly to the bottomedge 23 of the blank so that it may be considered that instead of avsingle notch 15 v'two notcfies 15 and 23, one on cach side oi thetongue, are provided. 'The tongue 18 is not bent greatly in theformation of the can and only the edges of the blank have beeninterlocked, which is disposed as is shown in 6.' l fter the blank hasbeen formed, as just described, and the edges intcrlocked, the

7 is a. section taken substantially on' the line 7--7 of Fig. 5.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown it embodiedlonthe drawing in a container comprising an oval body 10, a sifter top 11and a bottom 12. .The

saine is attened down as indicated inrFig.

7 into a tight interlocking connection. The bottom 11 is crimped. orotherwise secured f in place with the tongue 18 extending into theseanilY the body of the bottom being preferably disposed close to thelower end of the interlocking connection. be'tjveen' lthe vvide edges ofthe body blank. l-Jhen thus corr strueted'end arranged it will be11a-'intent 174hat the tongue 1S prevents leak-age between the 5 endsoffthe side edges of the blank loe beneath their interlockingconnection.l this lwithout requiring the formation of a bulky orunsightly spot in theieonneetion between the body and the bottom. Inseenr- 1'9 ing the bottom in place the tongue is held in `tight metal tometal Contact with the ndja- .cent fcesgof the edge portions of theblrnl: .so that [powder cannot seep through be tween-these edges andbeneath the inter1ock -15 ing connection. v' tis thought that theil'nention und man)T .c of its attendant advantages will be undertpodfrom the foregoing description7 and ltwlv'ill be apparent that variouschanges may bqdlade in the forni, construction and arngement of theparts without departing 'from the spiritand Seope of the invention oraerifiein`` anyof its material advantages, he for'in ereinbeforedescribed being merely '25 a referred embodiment thereof.

claim'f y l. A ',eontain'er comprising an interloeked side-v terminatingshort of an end of saidfeontainer, and an end lip in line with `3othe'semnmddisposed behind the edges of the materia-l forming lthe seambeyond' its t interlocking art andjseparate from the flange a ong eachof its longitudinal e1 es. u

- ineen-e7 A container havinrr a side wall formed ol a. blank notchedat. tie corners of a side, the blank :it one end being provided with atongue i8, said blank being foldable to die pose said tongue behind. theadjacent edges of a seam at the end of the` body of said container. i

5. A container comprising a body and a closure crimped aboutA an endthereof, said body/ having Vinterlocking side edges in-g Wardly of saidclosure and being providedi with a tongue extending into the crimpedConnection of said closure with said bodyi said tongue covering the sideedges within tleerimpedconnection. i

'Signed in the presence of two subscribing *Lvitnessen JOHN M.noTHEnSALL.

Vfitnesses:

D. F. MENNIS, WV. l)` Fyos'rnn.

